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verb (1)

past tense of flag
1
as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor flowers flagging in the summer heat

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2
as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

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flagged

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verb (2)

past tense of flag
as in waved
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture flagged the cars into the other parking lot

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Recent Examples of flagged
Verb
Other possible causes flagged in the reporting include mild infection, IBS, microbiome imbalances, food sensitivities and general inflammation. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Amazon, which is preparing to launch its own Leo satellite internet service, has also repeatedly flagged the coordination issues to the FCC. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 As she was being evaluated, a doctor informed her she had been flagged for receiving excessive pain medication prescriptions. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Those searches are then flagged for review by the department. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 In each of those cases and more than a dozen others, USA TODAY flagged their patterns of questionable searches before their own agencies did. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Naik flagged several red flags worth booking an appointment over. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 A day after the fire broke out Wednesday, Raman put out a statement saying her office had flagged the property to the mayor’s office 10 moths ago, but nothing was done. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Monitoring flagged suspicious activity on June 27 and the evaluation run continued anyway. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagged
  1. drooped
  2. faded
  3. waved
  4. hung
  5. weakened
  6. motioned
  7. sagged
  8. went
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  • The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of drooped
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  • Their content together, appearances, red carpet moments, casual clips of them out in Los Angeles, has kept fans invested in their story past the finale, extending the shelf life of a couple that could otherwise have faded once the season ended.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The next major episode of persistent trade imbalances was the rare case in which the imbalances faded away without causing major disruption.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of faded
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  • Santosh Kumar, 76, waved at the crowd from a float decked out with flags and white, orange and green streamers.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • When the video ended, a camera panned to Devers, who smiled and waved to his former fanbase.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of waved
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  • Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The living room’s vintage Fortuny drapes are the exception that proves the rule, spotted by Higgins in a Newport consignment shop mid-vacation and hung exactly as found.
    — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of hung
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  • Airstrikes have weakened the regime militarily but strengthened its standing internally.
    — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That mechanism has weakened substantially since the global financial crisis, and particularly since 2020.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of weakened
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  • One person told police that Rodriguez was standing on the sidewalk outside the church when Rodriguez motioned for the person to fight him – after which Rodriguez approached and started swinging fists in his direction, according to court records.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Councilor Jennifer Sigette motioned to keep the city meeting open so everyone would have a chance to comment, to no avail.
    — Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of motioned
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  • Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sagged
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  • The Sox went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 14 on base while falling in the opener of the four-game series.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Other questions still linger, including where Lahti’s car went.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Flagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagged. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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